Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on the fly

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 19:07 in Biology & Nature

Worm-eating warblers breed in North America, but winter in Central America. While migrating, they frequently inspect "mobs " of local winged residents, Queen's University biologists discovered. (Kingston, ON) – Migrating songbirds take their survival cues from local winged residents when flying through unfamiliar territory, a new Queen's University-led study shows.

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